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I Wish I Could Be Blue

Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra

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17 cited facts

  • 1991
  • 3:12
  • 133 BPM · C minor

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  1. Released on Classics, also Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra), Muggles (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra) and Solo Flight (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra)

  2. Recorded at Lincoln Hall, also The Count, Oh! Eddie and Liza Lee (Bennie Moten)

  3. Part of The Chronological Classics: Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra 1929-1930, also Oh! Eddie, Everyday Blues (Yo Yo Blues) and Won't You Be My Baby?

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Credits

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Performed by
Booker Washington, Count Basie, Ed Lewis, Eddie Durham, Harlan Leonard, Hot Lips Page, Ira E. "Buster" Moten, Jack Washington, Leroy "Buster" Berry, Thamon Hayes, Vernon Page, Willie McWashington and Woody Walder
Part of
The Chronological Classics: Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra 1929-1930
Recorded at
Lincoln Hall
Released on
Classics

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Booker Washington

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Booker Washington

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Count Basie

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Count Basie

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Ed Lewis

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Ed Lewis

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Eddie Durham

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Eddie Durham

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Harlan Leonard

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Harlan Leonard

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Hot Lips Page

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Hot Lips Page

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Ira E. "Buster" Moten

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Ira E. "Buster" Moten

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Jack Washington

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Jack Washington

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Leroy "Buster" Berry

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Leroy "Buster" Berry

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Thamon Hayes

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Thamon Hayes

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Vernon Page

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Vernon Page

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Willie McWashington

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Willie McWashington

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Woody Walder

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was performed by Woody Walder

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue is part of the release The Chronological Classics: Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra 1929-1930

    I Wish I Could Be Blue is part of the release The Chronological Classics: Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra 1929-1930

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was recorded at Lincoln Hall

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was recorded at Lincoln Hall

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz Classics is the label of the song I Wish I Could Be Blue

    Classics is the label of the song I Wish I Could Be Blue

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz I Wish I Could Be Blue was released on 1991

    I Wish I Could Be Blue was released on 1991

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026